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H. E. RHEUBOTTOM. BUSTLE.

No. 404,798. 7 Patented June 4, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOMER E. RHEUBOTTOM, OF \VEEDSPORT, NElV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE RI-IEUBOT'DOM it TEALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION fomning part of Letters Patent No. 404,798, dated June 4, 1889.

Application filed February 25, 1889: $erial No. 801,016. (ModeL) T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HOMER E. RHEUBOTTOM, of W'eedsport, county of Cayuga, in the State of New York, a citizen of the United States,

' have invented certain new and useful Improvelnents in Bustles, of which the following is a specification, reference heing had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a to rear elevation. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view. Fig. 5 is-a perspective view.

My invention relates to the construction of that class of bustles which are composed of a r 5 spring-arch and are adapted to fold up when the wearer is sitting.

The object of my invention is to produce a bustle of improved construction, the principle of which consists in making all the connections elastic, to wit: the connection between the flies and waistband, the connection between the flies and the lower end of the arch, and also connecting the flies themselves to each other elastically, and altogether cre- 2 5 ating an article of the utmost elasticity and ease and comfort to the wearer.

My invention consists in the several novel features of construction and operation hereinafter described, and which are specifically 0 set forth in the claim annexed.

A is the arch, consisting of wires swinging outward from side supports, and secured as to their ends in the side supports in any ordinary manner. The waistband 7 is secured 3 5 to the upper corners of the flies or to the side supports and top of the spring-arch. The tapes 4 are fastened to the spring-bars and extend vertically across the sides of the arched wires. The flies are secured at their outer vertical edges to the side supports and their 0 inner edges are connected by the elastic tapes 3. The upper ends of the flies and the waistband are connected by tapes elastically. The elastic tapes 6 connect the lower ends of the flies and the lower ends of the vertical tapes 4.

It will thus be seen that I establish an elastic connection without any lacing between the edges of the flies, that the flies can yield or swin apart to conform themselves to the figure, that the spring-bars of the arch can be folded together more readily by drawing upon the elasticity of the tape or cord 6, and that such elasticity will draw the bustle back to form when the folding pressure is removed,

and, in short, it will be seen that the principle 5 5 of this invention consists in the elastic connection of the flies to each other, of the flies to the arch tapes, and of the flies to the waistband.

WVhat I claim is A bustle comprising side supports, arched wires springing therefrom, a waistband, tapes secured toand extending vertically across the sides of the arched wires, and flies extending inwardly from the side supports, the inner side edges of the flies being connected by elastic tapes, in combination with the elastic tapes connecting the upper ends of the flies and the waistband and the elastic tapes connecting the lower end of said flies and the lower ends of the vertical tapes, as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of February, 1889.

HOMER E. RITE UBOTTOM.

In presence of H. P. DENISON, C. W. SMITH. 

